Great Thatch
Great Thatch is an uninhabited island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. It is one of the westernmost islands in the territory. It is believed to take its name from the famous pirate, Edward Teach, although there is little evidence Blackbeard ever sailed in the Virgin Islands.Photo: Legis, Public domain.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in British Virgin Islands
- Also known as: “Great Thatch Cay”, “Great Thatch Island”, “Great Thatch Islet”, and “Thatch Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Little Thatch and Whistling Cay.
Little Thatch
Islet
Little Thatch is a privately owned island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, upon which a resort has been built. The island is located less than 500 yards from the western end of Tortola, and is less than 1 mile away from Saint John, United States Virgin Islands.
Whistling Cay
Islet
Whistling Cay is a 19-acre islet, situated 300 yards west of Mary Point on Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. It is covered with trees and high cliffs in the north, where it reaches a 130-foot elevation.
Waterlemon Cay
Islet
Waterlemon Cay is a small cay surrounded by a fringing reef located in Leinster Bay on Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands. It is named after the water lemon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coral Bay and Dennis Bay Historic District.
Coral Bay
Village
Photo: Bonus Onus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coral Bay is a town and a sub-district on the island of St. John in the United States Virgin Islands. It is located on the southeastern side of the island.
Dennis Bay Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Dennis Bay Historic District is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. It is located northeast of Cruz Bay off North Shore Rd, in Virgin Islands National Park.
Virgin Islands National Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Virgin Islands National Park is a national park of the United States preserving about 60% of the land area of Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as more than 5,500 acres of adjacent ocean, and nearly all of Hassel Island, just off the Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas harbor.
Great Thatch
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: British Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.38636° or 18° 23′ 11″ northLongitude
-64.73799° or 64° 44′ 17″ westElevation
440 feet (134 metres)Open location code
77CQ97P6+GROpenStreetMap ID
way 158037552OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
3577611Wikidata ID
Q3395287
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Satellite Map
Discover Great Thatch from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Great Thatch” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Great Thatch Island”
- French: “Great Thatch”
- Galician: “Great Thatch”
- Spanish: “Isla Gran Thatch”
- Swedish: “Great Thatch”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fredriksdal and Annaberg.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Salt Water Pond and Landing Place.
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